WhatsApp along with its parent Facebook have been scrambling to curb an explosion of rumours and hoaxes about the coronavirus and at the same time seeking to promote verified content. — AFP Relaxnews
SAN FRANCISCO: WhatsApp on April 7 placed new limits on message forwarding as part of an effort to curb the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic.
The new policy limits users to forwarding certain messages to one "chat" at a time, aiming to limit the rapid propagation of content that is provocative but likely to be false.
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